The looming possibility of federal cuts to Medicaid would hit rural areas in the region particularly hard, according to a study by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF).

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Georgetown study: Medicaid cuts would have outsized impact in rural US

President Donald Trump has long proposed cutting Medicaid, which covers healthcare for lower-income Americans.

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Trump may use Medicaid cuts to fund tax reform. These states would be hit hardest.

Small towns and rural communities across Arkansas will lose a vital lifeline to health care if Congress follows through on its threat to pass deeply damaging, massive cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid is jointly funded by the federal and state governments. A loss of millions in federal funding would wreck Arkansas’s budget and health care system.  Funding cuts would hurt us all, especially in rural communities the most where children, pregnant women, t…

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Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Arkansas Small Towns and Rural Communities

LITTLE ROCK — A study by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families showed most people who live in small towns and rural areas use Medicaid for health care coverage. According to the report, rural communities use Medicaid more than people in metro areas. Members of Congress are considering cuts to Medicaid. Camille Richoux, health policy director […]

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Possible cuts to Medicaid would hurt many Arkansas families

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Nearly one-third of Medicaid funding could be on the chopping block as lawmakers look for ways to reduce the national deficit. A new report found the proposed changes, totaling around $2.5 trillion, are more likely to harm rural communities and small towns than metro areas. More than 1.2 million Kentucky residents rely on the program for health coverage. Around 22% of people in Kentucky are covered by Medica…

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Report finds proposed changes to Medicaid funding would hit Kentucky, other rural states hard - NKyTribune

File Photo: Caption for Photo: Medicaid Waiver written on the keyboard button (Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service) (Harrisburg, PA) Federal safety-net programs face major potential cuts as the Trump administration pursues budget reductions, with a House GOP proposal suggesting two-point-five trillion fewer dollars for Medicaid. Three million Pennsylvanians are insured through Medicaid, and a Georgetown University report shows ru…

Georgetown study: Medicaid cuts would have outsized impact in rural US

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